Tsunamis

The San Andreas Fault awakens, unleashing back-to-back jolts that leave a trail of misery from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Skyscrapers crumble. Fires erupt. The letters of the Hollywood sign topple. Tsunami waves swamp the Golden Gate Bridge. Hollywood's favorite geologic bad guy is back in "San Andreas" — a fantastical look at one of the world's real seismic threats. The San Andreas has long been considered one of the most dangerous earthquake faults because of its length. At nearly 800 miles long, it cuts through California like a scar and is responsible for some of the largest shakers in state history. In the film, a previously unknown fault near the...

A tornado raged through a city on the U.S.-Mexico border Monday, destroying homes, flinging cars like matchsticks and ripping an infant away from its mother. At least 13 people were killed, authorities said.
In Texas, 12 people were reported missing...

A strong earthquake hit Japan on Wednesday in the same region devastated by a major quake and tsunami in 2011. Authorities said there was no risk of tsunami.
The Japan Meteorological Agency put the preliminary magnitude at 6.6, the U.S. Geological...

Around the world, and here in Illinois, the Rotary Club of Skokie Valley is helping people cope and survive natural disaster. In Nepal, the earthquake on April 25th left many homeless. The Rotary Club of Skokie Valley is sending a ShelterBox equipped to...

A powerful earthquake rattled the South Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, generating a small tsunami near the epicenter, bringing down power lines and cracking walls, but causing no widespread damage.
A tsunami estimated...

A powerful earthquake struck near the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, prompting officials to warn that hazardous tsunami waves could affect some coastlines in the Pacific.
The magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck at a depth of 65...

"Government reports estimated that more than 200,000 people had to leave their homes as rivers and streams overflowed their banks and flooded the countryside. Areas of northeastern Malaysia are accustomed to flooding during monsoon season, but this...

With so many certified morons begging for the Moutza of the Month — from "American Sniper"-hating Michael Moore to anyone who'd spend $35,000 for a unique baby name — some of you are melting down.
But that's to be expected, given the...

A packed train in Sri Lanka that was swept off the tracks by waves as big as elephants. A boat patrolling off Thailand's shore hurled more than a mile inland. Streets in Indonesia turned into roaring rivers that carried people to their deaths.
Vivid...

It all started with a dream that led to a chance meeting: A girl who had been swept away by the Indian Ocean tsunami a decade ago.
For three nights, the child's uncle said she visited him in his sleep. When he told the girl's mother,...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck in the sea 100 miles northwest of Ternate in Indonesia's Moluccas archipelago around 8:30 a.m. CST on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Local media said there were no immediate reports...

JUNEAU, Alaska - A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska on Thursday near Anchorage, but the U.S. Geological Survey said there was little likelihood of casualties or severe damage from shaking generated by the deeply rooted tremor.
The agency said the...

Hawaii braced for a one-two punch from a pair of major storms barreling toward the archipelago on Thursday, with Hurricane Iselle leading the way bringing high winds and heavy surf as Hurricane Julio gathered steam behind it, U.S. officials said.
Wind...

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit off eastern Japan on Saturday morning, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, with minor tsunami of up to 20 cm but no reports of damage along the northeast coast that was ravaged by the catastrophic March 2011 tsunami. No...

One man died, more than 500,000 people were urged to evacuate and hundreds of flights were canceled in Japan as a strong typhoon brought torrential rain and high winds to its southwestern islands and could bring heavy rain to Tokyo later this week....

by Mark Silva, updated with the full run of Sunday shows The bipartisan team of former presidents recruited by President Barack Obama to spearhead private fundraising for the relief of Haitian earthquake victims promised today to ensure that the money...

by Mark Silva In the sobering controversy that has arisen this week - say it isn't so - over the contribution of humanitarian and U.S. aid to Haiti, some question what will become of all the money. They're suggesting, basically,...

by Mark Silva Today, it appears, on the first day of the accounting of the human toll taken by an earthquake of historic proportions in Haiti, we already have gotten a glimpse of the better angels of humanity and the...